Nomexy

The commune is positioned on the left bank of the Moselle, directly upstream of its confluence with the little Avière, and across the Moselle from the cantonal capital, Châtel-sur-Moselle. It is 13 kilometres downstream from Épinal.

The commune contains the Canal de l'Est , notable for including 93 locks in the 123 kilometres over which it twists and turns and rises and falls between the Moselle near to Nancy, and the river Saône: while crossing the Nomexy commune, the canal runs directly beside the Moselle. The canal remains popular with leisure and recreational users, though the transport of merchandise for which it was constructed during the nineteenth century has been taken over by the Route Nationale RN57 which during the closing years of the twentieth century was upgraded to quasi-autoroute quality from Nancy in the north to Remiremont en route to the Bussang Pass and Mulhouse to the south-east. The road skirts the village of Nomexy on its western side: the village has not one but two access point to the road, shared by means of a bridge across the Moselle with Châtel-sur-Moselle.

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